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Ancient Roman Dishes A collection of recipes. http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/wchuang/cooking/recipes/Roman/Ancient_Roman.html

Antique Roman Dishes A collection of recipes of ancient Roman foods, translated from a German translation of "Marcus Gaius Apicius: De Re Coquinaria." http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html

BBC: The Roman Way David Aaronovitc explores everyday life in the Roman Empire, from the emperors of ancient Rome to life in the Empire away from ancient Rome in places such as Hadrian's Wall. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/romanway.shtml

The Domus of Senex Caecilius Modeled visit to ancient home "domus" and country farm. Each room has history of Roman living spaces, festivals, decoration, worship, and daily living. Includes learning games and puzzles. http://lonestar.texas.net/~robison/vicus.html

Early Greek and Roman Baths Information on the physical and social history of the baths in ancient Greek and Roman times. http://www.cyberbohemia.com/Pages/EarlyGreek.htm

Marriage in Ancient Rome A short essay considering the institution of marriage and the role of women in the context of larger Roman society. http://victorian.fortunecity.com/lion/373/roman/romarriage.html

On Roman Numerals Numbering system. http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html

Roman Farm Management Translations of Cato the Elder's "De Agricultura" and Varro's "Rerum Rusticarum Libri Tres." In plain text (two version) or as a zip file, from Project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/12140

A Roman Funeral The approach of tending to the dead. http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/Death_on_Display/Cremation_Group/funeral.html

Roman Funerals Short essay on death and burial in ancient Rome by J.K. Gillon. http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/exercise/2492/ROMANFUNERALS/

Roman Orgy Antique Roman cooking, with recipes from Apicius and Cato. Mailing list and links. http://homepage.sunrise.ch/mysunrise/julien.courtois/orgy/

Rome Exposed Includes information about everyday lives in the areas of housing, family affairs, slavery, attire, cuisine, recreation, entertainment and religion. http://www.classicsunveiled.com/romel/html/

The Rth Dimension: Ancient Rome Rich Hamper offers unusual information on aspects of life in the late Republic. Topics include cosmetics, music, interjections, hair, pets, and sanitation. http://www.therthdimension.org/AncientRome/ancient_rome.htm

Slavery in the Roman Republic Conduct and treatment. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/slavery-romrep1.html

Villa Julilla Multiple articles on Roman daily life, food, dress, lifestyle, history, within context of visit to an Imperial Roman home. http://www.villaivlilla.com/